# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Rourkela Airport (RRK)

> 10,609 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,609 km / 6,592 mi / 5,728 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5.5h (When it's 12:20 in Dakar, it's 17:50 in Rourkela Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 574 ft (RRK is higher than DKR)

## Airports

### [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dakar, Senegal
- ICAO: GOOY
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 14.740000, -17.490000
- Elevation: 85 ft

### [Rourkela Airport (RRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rrk-rourkela-airport/1ef266df-f0b3-62d4-91a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rourkela Airport, India
- ICAO: VERK
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 22.260000, 84.810000
- Elevation: 659 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:20 in Dakar, it's 17:50 in Rourkela Airport.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rourkela Airport (RRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rrk-rourkela-airport/1ef266df-f0b3-62d4-91a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)